Compliance

For UK residents, we will run an online ID check to verify your identity. This is free of charge and does not constitute a credit check. Usually if you have UK residential status and are on the electoral roll, this will be all that is required in order to satisfy identification requirements. If the check does not verify your identity, we will require a copy of a photographic ID, such as passport or driving licence, and recent proof of address, such as a utility bill.

For international residents and some UK cases (for example if you have recently moved house) – we will need to ask for certified copies of identity such as a passport and utility bill. There are some countries of residence where we may not be able to process payments for you.

Please note in the case of receiving funds from joint bank accounts, we will need the same information for both parties on the account. It is therefore easiest to add your partner or spouse to your account on registration with us, to avoid potential delays if you will be settling your currency transaction from a joint bank account.

We may also need to ask you about the source of your funds – for example evidence of your employment or the sale of a UK property – to satisfy anti-money laundering regulations as to how you are funding your overseas property purchase. We do not share this information with any third parties, unless we are specifically requested to do so by law enforcement agencies or other government authorities.

We do NOT accept cash or cheques under any circumstances, and we will NOT accept payments from your business bank account or an unrelated third party, to settle a personal transaction, unless there is a legitimate purpose (such as funds from your solicitor from the sale of a property in the UK).

We will also only process payments relating to your overseas property purchase and related services (such as topping up your own overseas bank account, or sending a payment to a supplier such as a builder or furniture company). Occasionally if we pay a third party on your behalf, we may need evidence, such as an invoice, to verify what the payment is for.

Your account manager will be able to advise you of what is required before we can transmit funds on your behalf.

If you need to make payments on behalf of your business, or for a non-property related transaction, we can introduce you to our sister company, Currency Index Ltd.